come te la cavi

how are you doing

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how are you doing An informal way to ask how someone is managing or coping, often with a particular task, subject, or situation. The form changes with the person: come se la cava means “how is he/she doing?”

IT: Come te la cavi con il nuovo lavoro?

EN: How are you doing with the new job?

Come te la cavi in psichiatria?

How are you doing in psychiatry?

— Mosca non crede alle lacrime (1980)

Come te la cavi?

How are you doing?

— The Long Walk - Se ti fermi muori (2025)

E tu come te la cavi?

And how are you doing?

— Questione di tempo (2013)

E come te la cavi?

And how are you doing?

— Mosca non crede alle lacrime (1980)

Come te la cavi con quelle sedie, ragazzo?

How are you doing with those chairs, boy?

— I Swear (2025)

Tu come te la cavi, Sveta?

How are you managing, Sveta?

— I guardiani del giorno (2006)

Come te la cavi, fratello?

How are you doing, brother?

— La La Land (2016)